Biden appeals to keep COVID restrictions in place for migrants at U.S.-Mexico border

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Source: Reuters

WASHINGTON, Dec 7 (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden's administration on Wednesday said it will ask a federal court to keep pandemic-era restrictions for migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border in place, a striking reversal after they sought to end the restrictions this spring.

The administration in a court filing said it wants a higher court to overturn a November ruling by U.S. District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan invalidating an order known as Title 42, which blocks some asylum seekers at the border.

The administration also said the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is working on a regulation to formalize the border restrictions.

Issued in March 2020 under former Republican President Donald Trump, Title 42 allows U.S. authorities to rapidly expel migrants caught at the border to Mexico or other countries without the chance to pursue asylum. Sullivan said the order, which had the stated goal of curbing the spread of COVID-19, violated federal regulatory law.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/biden-appeals-keep-covid-restrictions-place-migrants-us-mexico-border-2022-12-07/

[MichMan]

1. Why didn't they just keep it in place ?

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2. They did after a judge forced it to be back in effect in a May order

- https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142920047

A different judge threw that other's judge's ruling out last month - https://www.democraticunderground.com/10142995226

[oldsoftie]

3. Good. Anyone crossing the border should be tested for everything possible too.

We have enough trouble with idiots that already live here. We don't need people coming into the country with TB or other communicable diseases.

[Marcus IM]

4. I've heard your talking point on RW radio 10,000 times.

Scary immigrants with diseases. smh

[oldsoftie]

5. So you don't think we should require Covid vaccinations & screenings then?

Because if so, then you're also against requiring a vaccine for schools, hospitals etc?
You dont realize that there are lots of things like TB that can be brought in from other countries that are fairly rare here?
There's nothing "right wing" about facts.

[Marcus IM]

6. You sure do make a lot of assumptions, and putting words in my post that I didn't.

You said "We don't need people coming into the country with TB or other communicable diseases", which is a right wing anti immigration talking point.

You don't know that it is a RW talking point?

Of course immigrants and applicants should be tested and treated. I don't know where the rest of your assumptions from my post come from. Maybe a little knee-jerking?

Take care.